NJ Man Coerced Girls Into Sending Him Sex Videos: Prosecutor NJ Man Coerced Girls Into Sending Him Sex Videos: Prosecutor
NJ Man Coerced Girls Into Sending Him Sex Videos: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Riverside man was arrested and charged with convincing underage girls into creating and sending him sexual photos and videos, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. An investigation into Gilmer Briones-Guevara began after law enforcement received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that he engaged in sexual conversations with approximately 50 underage girls, often sending photos and videos of himself masturbating, and requested they provide similar material in return, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Ten of those he t…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Dog Food Sold In NJ Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses Dog Food Sold In NJ Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses
Dog Food Sold In NJ Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses A Connecticut company is recalling pet food sold in several Northeast states after it tested positive for Salmonella. Oma's Pride issued a recall for 639 six-pound bags of its Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe, according to a Food and Drug Administration notice published on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Avon-based company is investigating the source of the contamination. The FDA received a consumer complaint and later collected and analyzed a sample of the food, which tested positive for Salmonella. Three illnesses were reported in connection with the complaint, though the notice…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE) Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE)
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update) A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court
Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court A startling confession inside a packed Manhattan courtroom has dramatically shifted one of the nation’s most closely watched criminal cases. Luigi Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 14, to two federal stalking counts stemming from the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Each count carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sentencing has been scheduled for Friday, Dec. 18. “I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione told the judge. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Members of Thompson’s family, including hi…
NJ Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor NJ Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor
NJ Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor A 50-year-old Egg Harbor Township man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Rufino Carreron-Peralta faces 18 years in prison after pleadinig guilty to aggravated sexual assault against a victim less than 13 years of age, endangering the welfare of a child by permitting a child to engage in filming a prohibited sexual act, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. In 2003, a girl told Egg Harbor Township police Carreron-Peralta, her stefather, was sexually abusing her, authorities s…
29 Dead Sharks Wash Up Along 10-Block Stretch Of NJ Beach 29 Dead Sharks Wash Up Along 10-Block Stretch Of NJ Beach
29 Dead Sharks Wash Up Along 10-Block Stretch Of NJ Beach Michelle Greenling is used to seeing the occasional shark during her morning walks along the beach. But 29 in a 10-block stretch? That caught her attention. Greenling, 46, was walking along the beach in Sea Isle City on Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, when she counted 29 dead dogfish sharks along the shoreline between 29th and 39th street, she told Daily Voice. Greenling took photos and posted about what she found in a SIC Facebook group, hoping someone could tell her whether the discovery should be reported. Commenters suggested contacting marine organizations or the New Jersey Department of…
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice. But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial. On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
NJ Soccer Player Recovering After Mom Dies Saving Her In Colombia Quake NJ Soccer Player Recovering After Mom Dies Saving Her In Colombia Quake
NJ Soccer Player Recovering After Mom Dies Saving Her In Colombia Quake A college soccer player from Bergen County is recovering from critical injuries after an earthquake in Colombia killed her mother, who reportedly went back into a collapsed home to save her. Natalia Jaramillo, who plays soccer for Kean Jersey City, was critically injured during the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday, Aug. 10, according to the team's Instagram account. Natalia's mother, Bergenfield resident Magnolia Garcia Lugo, initially survived when the home where the family was staying collapsed but went back inside in an effort to save her daughter, Bergenfield Mayo…
NJ Man Exposed Himself To Teenagers: Police NJ Man Exposed Himself To Teenagers: Police
NJ Man Exposed Himself To Teenagers: Police A 28-year-old Camden man was arrested and charged with exposing himself multiple times, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 13. At 9:32 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, police responded to 602 W. Cuthbert Blvd. after three juveniles, ages 15 and 16, reported a man, later identified as Axel Novaberganza, exposed himself and engaged in a sexual act in their presence, Haddon Township police said. Novaberganza motioned for the juveniles to approach him while calling for them to “come over," police said. The juveniles immediately left the area and contacted police, officers said. Officers l…
Toddler's Death Prompts Urgent Warning Over Children's Playsets Toddler's Death Prompts Urgent Warning Over Children's Playsets
Toddler's Death Prompts Urgent Warning Over Children's Playsets Federal safety officials are warning parents to stop using a children's slide playset after it was linked to a toddler's death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the alert for Model WPX-4 Indoor and Outdoor Slide Playsets on Thursday, Aug. 13. The manufacturer, Wenzhou Yidian Amusement Equipment Co., Ltd. of China, hasn't agreed to a recall, the agency said. The warning comes after a 17-month-old child died when they became trapped in the playset, according to the CPSC. The playsets contain several openings where a child's torso can fit through but their head can't, cr…
Fire Breaks Out At NJ Hindu Temple Fire Breaks Out At NJ Hindu Temple
Fire Breaks Out At NJ Hindu Temple A fire broke out at a large Hindu temple in Robbinsville on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. The fire occurred at BAPS  Swaminarayan Akshardham, the Robbinsville Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived on scene and were immediately met with access challenges given the location of the fire and had to stretch several handlines through stairwells, multiple floors, and long distances, fire officials said. The fire was found on a roof which had extended behind the facade of the building spanning several floors, firefighters said. Mutual aid was provided by numerous departments who&…